Former Member of for Bantama, Dr.
Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has called on Ghanaians and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to advocate for the scrapping of the end-of-service benefits, popularly known as ex-gratia, for Members of the 8th , including denying them their salaries for the rest of the year.
Speaking to journalists at a New Patriotic Party (NPP) campaign event in the Aowin constituency in the Western North Region, Kokofu, who is also a former Chief Executive of the Environmental Protection Agency, said his call is predicated on the misconduct of Members of , particularly the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus, who have chosen to disrupt government business, hence drawing the nation backwards.
He lamented the recent controversy occasioned by Speaker Alban Bagbin, which has resulted in an indefinite suspension of parliamentary sittings. "I am sure the NDC caucus is happy with this situation because, in their view, when government business continues and approvals are secured, it will benefit the Ghanaian people...